Where does “ปอกลอก” come from?

ปอกลอก (Thai) comes from Thai ปอก, from English poker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

ปอกลอก (Thai): to fleece: to con out of money or other benefit

Definitions

  1. to fleece: to con out of money or other benefit

Ancestry of “ปอกลอก”, step by step

ปอกลอก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ปอก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiปอกTo peel
2EnglishpokerA metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Thai ลอก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลอกto peel; to skin; to flay; to slough
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti